Chapter 18: Fear of the Apocalypse!
"Don't stop, they're watching you, keep walking." The voice of the sword spirit rang out.
Gu Qingshan understood.
He walked uphill towards the entrance of the palace.
At this moment, his strength was completely lost, and he couldn't even transmit sounds, but the sword spirit of the six-path delimiting divine sword took the initiative to establish telepathy with him.
The sword spirit, as if sensing something, quickly said: "It turned out to be the Palace of Fear, and you can't resist it with your strength - the situation is extremely dangerous, and you will be eaten at any time!" β
Gu Qingshan's expression remained unchanged, and he asked silently, "Then what should I do?" Wait, do you know what happened in the past? β
Sword Spirit said: "I don't know. β
"Shall I tell you everything that has happened recently?" Gu Qingshan asked.
"No, it's too late," the sword spirit said quickly, "If you can rescue all my sword body fragments, I will help you first." β
Rustle.
The surroundings were extremely quiet, there was not even a trace of wind, and only Gu Qingshan's footsteps could be heard.
The road was empty, and nothing strange was standing in the way.
- It's not far from the palace.
Sword Spirit's voice became more urgent:
"I'm almost exhausted, and I'm about to fall asleep again."
"Take this."
"No one can help you, and I can only do my little bit - if you can survive in the Palace of Fear, we will always have a chance to meet again."
The sword spirit's voice stopped abruptly.
At the same time, Gu Qingshan suddenly felt something cold in his hand.
He didn't look down, but walked forward with a calm face, as if nothing had happened.
Lines of small scarlet letters soon appeared in the void:
"You got the fragment of the Delimiting Excalibur (1)."
"This fragment contains a special power: Si Shen."
"Si Shen: You can die at any time until you want to be resurrected."
Gu Qingshan's heart moved.
Such an ability...... It seems to have some kind of deep meaning......
He pondered as he walked, and soon came to the brick and stone road.
The road enclosed by the two palace walls was not long, and it was quickly completed, and a floating piece of paper appeared in front of it.
Gu Qingshan leaned in to take a look, only to see that the paper read:
"Palace of Fear."
"Those who enter this palace will lose their bodies and souls once they have fear in their hearts."
"Special Instructions:"
"You can't refuse anything in the Palace of Fear without a valid reason, or your body and soul will be confiscated by the Palace."
As soon as Gu Qingshan finished reading it, the piece of paper suddenly burned.
- It's more difficult.
Originally, I just couldn't be afraid, but now I have one more rule, you can't refuse anything unless there is a valid reason.
Gu Qingshan pondered secretly.
Suddenly, the surrounding scene changed.
The whole world is gone.
Gu Qingshan came back to his senses and found himself standing on the side of the road, with a mound as high and bulging as a hill behind him.
A carriage drawn by four skeletons creaked in front of him.
The doors open.
A skeleton holding a long whip turned its head and looked at Gu Qingshan.
"Get in the car, I'll take you to town." Skull Road.
Gu Qingshan looked at it, and then looked behind it-
Behind the skeletons sat a circle of skeletons, and these skeletons were staring at Gu Qingshan in unison.
Only an empty iron seat remained.
There was a charcoal fire under this seat, and the entire iron seat was burned red.
On the seat, there are several sharp knives full of green rays.
Several black snakes with wings fluttered back and forth around the seat like flies.
- If you sit down, you don't even want to live.
Gu Qingshan groaned, trying to find a legitimate reason to refuse the other party, but the skeleton coachman spoke first:
"Only this carriage is allowed into the town, and if you miss it, you'll be swallowed up by darkness here."
"Come on."
Gu Qingshan was speechless for a moment.
I saw a cloud of darkness coming from afar, and it seemed that it would envelop this area at any time.
- No matter how justified the reason is, it can't be compared to fate, the other party has blocked all his retreats.
Do you really want to sit in that seat?
But what is the valid reason not to get on the bus? Don't sit in that seat?
Gu Qingshan was silent for a moment, and then drew the longbow from behind his back.
"Robbery."
Two words came out of his mouth.
As the words fell, a thunderclap-like roar sounded from the longbow.
Gu Qingshan's hands were like afterimages, and it only took a breath to shoot the arrows in the quiver behind his back.
Whoaβ
The skeleton of bones was shattered by arrows and shattered to the ground.
A cartload of skeletons were all dead.
Gu Qingshan sighed.
It's just coming in, and these guys are relatively weak, so they can achieve this effect.
Now that his strength has been sealed, what should he do if he encounters someone who can't be beaten?
He looked up and saw that the darkness in the sky was getting closer.
Something seemed to be squirming in the darkness.
Gu Qingshan no longer hesitated, strode into the carriage, picked up the long whip from the floor, and whipped it towards the horses in front of him.
"Drive!"
The carriage moved slowly.
A line of small scarlet letters popped up in the void:
"You replaced the coachman for the justification of 'robbery'."
Gu Qingshan glanced at it and chuckled, "Interesting......"
Four skeleton horses galloped with their hooves open, leading the wagon far out of the darkness.
β¦β¦
"Did you have a smooth journey?" A coachman-like man asked.
"Smooth." Gu Qingshan Road.
- The other party may think of himself as a peer, so he comes up to talk.
Gu Qingshan jumped out of the carriage and looked out of the town.
I saw that the outside of the town was completely shrouded in darkness, and all kinds of flying and whistling sounds came from the darkness, accompanied by a deep roar.
Even if you stand in the middle of the town, you can feel the fierce aura in the darkness.
Gu Qingshan felt quietly for a moment, and had a rough judgment in his heart.
- If you want to survive, you have to stay in the town.
The coachman beckoned, "It's been a busy day, let's go and have a couple of drinks at the bar." β
"Okay." Gu Qingshan responded.
There was nowhere to go for a while, so I took this opportunity to stay and slowly find a way to get out of this palace of fear.
The two men left the carriage at the carriage dealership and walked along the street until they stopped at a certain corner.
There is a quiet bar here.
Candles were lit at the bar, and a few customers chatted slowly while drinking.
Gu Qingshan and the coachman walked in and sat down in front of the bar.
"I'm so bored." The coachman grumbled.
"What's wrong?" Gu Qingshan asked with a smile.
"-Bring us two glasses of good wine, don't mix it with water!" The coachman shouted.
The bartender, a young man with a beard and a sallow face, immediately began to prepare the wine.
The coachman sighed and said, "Today is my birthday, and I originally wanted to rush back to the village to celebrate with my wife and children, but the mountain road collapsed, and I can't go back now." β
Gu Qingshan followed him and said, "This is really annoying, it's too delayed." β
"The wine is ready."
The bartender gently placed two glasses of wine in front of the two of them.
The coachman picked up his glass and said loudly: "Come, I'll have a treat tonight, how about a drink with me, brother?" β
Gu Qingshan said: "Happy birthday to you!" β
He glanced into their glasses.
I saw dense and colorful insects floating in the wine glass.
The coachman drank it all, put down the cup and said, "I'll do it first!" β
Gu Qingshan looked at the coachman.
I saw that the muscles on the coachman's face were extremely distorted, and the insects kept coming out of his eyes, and then burrowing back into his ears, nose, and mouth.
His physiognomy soon changed, turning into a monster with a face crawling with parasites.
"Brother, didn't you wish me a happy birthday? Why haven't you drunk your wine yet? β
The monster spoke up.
Gu Qingshan was silent, and had to pick up his wine glass.
The monster grinned, "That's right, drinking this glass of wine is a complete birthday wish." β
Gu Qingshan held the wine glass and suddenly said, "I can't drink this wine." β
The monster stood up and snapped, "Why? You give me a reason to come out. β
The other people around immediately surrounded Gu Qingshan and surrounded him.
Suddenly, bursts of black mist surged, like snakes, winding around him.
A cold aura blew from the black mist, almost freezing Gu Qingshan into an ice lump.
A line of small scarlet letters appeared quickly:
"Speak up for your refusal at once, or your body and soul will be confiscated by the Palace of Fear!"
"Be quick!"
Gu Qingshan glanced at it and said calmly: "I still have to leave at night." β
"What does this have to do with blessing me?" The monster muttered.
Gu Qingshan said: "If you want to live for a long time, don't drink while driving." β
He lowered his glass gently.
Rumble!!!
The black fog that surrounded him dissipated.
The onlookers retreated.
The monster froze in place, pointing at Gu Qingshan with his finger, not knowing what to say for a while.
Suddenly, the bartender knocked lightly on the table.
"This gentlemanβ"
He placed a delicate small cake in front of Gu Qingshan and said, "There is a snack that a lady over there gave you." β
Not far away, a young woman with a charming expression came out of the crowd and came to Gu Qingshan.
"You said you don't drink." The young woman said.
"Yes, don't drink while driving, don't drive when you drink." Gu Qingshan Road.
"So I'll give you a piece of cake, I hope you don't refuse." The young woman said.
Gu Qingshan picked up the cake plate with interest and looked at it.
I saw two human ears on the cake, and five bloody fingers as decorations.
The fingers were completely blackened and seemed to be rotten.
Gu Qingshan picked up a small fork, gently inserted it on the cake, and asked:
"I'm impressed, but why did you give me a cake?"
The young woman threw a wink and said coquettishly: "Little brother, I have taken a fancy to you, who knew that you didn't even drink wine, so people had to give you a cake to eat." β
People all looked at Gu Qingshan.
The black mist that had just disappeared boiled again, gradually enveloping Gu Qingshan.
The young woman's face gradually became hideous, her whole body grew dark yellow hair, and her voice became thicker and thicker: "Eat quickly, little brother, this cake represents my heart." β
Gu Qingshan threw the cake back on the bar.
"A garbage cake and want to come over and talk? I'm expensive. He said with disdain.